Combination-chair.



Patented Dct. 7,A |902.

' C. F. G. BEHR.

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(Application flied, July 1B, IBQL,

(lo Model.)

//\\\ IIIIIIII 'l` A UOM/Ey UNITED STATES CLAUS F. G. BEHR, `OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

COMBINATION-CHAIR.

SPLCIFICA'LION"l forming part of Letters Patent No. 710,409, dated LOctober 7', 1902.

Application filed July 16 1901.

To all whom, it 71u01/ concern:

Be it known that LCLAUS F. G. BEHR, a citizen of the United States, residing i n Brooklyn, Kings county, State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Combination-Ohairs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates especially to the construction of chairs for the support of the person, and has for its object the provision of a chair combining in a single structure the advantages of an ordinary chair supported upon four legs resting upon the floor or upon casters and of a rocking-chair, the usual rockers employed to rest upon the oor or be sup'- ported upon a platform being entirely dispensed with.

To attain the desired end, my invention consists in certain novel and useful combinations or arrangements of parts and peculiarities of construction and operation, all of which will be hereinafter first fully described, and then pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, Figure lis a front elevation of a chair embodying my invention, the upper portion of the chair being shown only in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view at line a. a of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the lower portion of the chair. Fig. 4 is a like view of a modified construction.

Similar numerals of reference wherever they occur indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

l is the upper portion of the chair, which may be made of willow, ratan, or any other desired material and of any preferred shape.

2 is the chair-seat, having at each side downwardly-extending castings 3, provided with notches 4.

5 is a supporting-base or lower portion of the chair, the rear part being so arranged as to permit the tilting backward and downward of the seat 2 and connected upper portion of the chair.

6 represents springs connected at their lower extremities to a cross piece '7, which may be adjusted backward and forward to regulate the action of the springs in accord- Serial No. 68.519. (No model.)

ance with the requirements of the weight of the person usually sit-ting in the chair. The springs 6 may also be adjusted upon the castings 3 by changing the point of connection between the spring and the casting in the notches 4.

8 is a supporting rod or pivot passing through the castings 3 and the sides of -the chair-base, forming a hinge connection between the upper and lower portions of the chair.

In the modification shown in Fig. 4 the upper portion of the chair is hinged to the base by means of connections or hinges 9, dispensing with the castings 3.

l Byiny construction and arrangement the tension exerted by the springs may be easily and readily adjusted as required, and while presenting all the appearances and characteristics of an ordinary chair I provide a simple and effective rocker without the usual rockers.

I have shown how my invention may be carried into effect; but I do not confine myself to the exact construction shown, as it may be varied in detail Without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having nowfully described my invention, I declare that' what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

As a new article of manufacture, a chair in which is comprised an Yupper and seat portion, the seat portion being provided with downwardly-extending notched pieces, 3; a base portion 5; a rod 8 passing through the base portion and the pieces 3; springs 6 adjustably connected to the pieces 3 and rigidly connected at their lower extremities to a crosspiece 7, said cross-piece 7 being adjustable in place beneath the side rounds of the chairbase, the whole combined and arranged to operate substantially as shown and described.

Signed by me, at New York city, this 11th day of July, 1901.

CLAUS BEHR.

Witnesses:

J MUELLER,

KARL BLIEDUNG. 

